Behavior Quote by Eugene Jarecki

Elites are once again invoking Reagan, dropping their G's and saying things in a folksy sort of way that's meant to capture the hearts…

— Eugene Jarecki

There are people who are trying to advance themselves by wrapping themselves in Reagan.

— Eugene Jarecki

Reagan himself, for much of his life, was devoted against the elites. His antagonism to the Soviet Union is antagonism against oppression by the…

— Eugene Jarecki

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

— Gore Vidal

It's very un-American to say nice things about elites. Elites are often terrible. It's not like we've ever had a perfect set of benevolent…

— Franklin Foer

It's very difficult, historically, to define what an elite is. But whatever it is, people are very angry at that idea, I think, not…

— Victor Davis Hanson

Elites are inevitable in politics. That is how politics is going to work. The question is, are your elites responsible, public-spirited? Do they think…

— David Frum

The Reagan years really were a bonanza for the rich; you didn't imagine that.

— Timothy Noah

Reaganism as a political movement has enormous resources behind it and it seeks - through stagecraft and through a tremendous level of effort toward…

— Eugene Jarecki

In a really business-run society like the United States, the business elites are deeply committed to class struggle and are engaged in it all…

— Noam Chomsky

Ronald Reagan's legacy is deeply misunderstood because there are political actors in America who, for several reasons, have privately held agendas that they want…

— Eugene Jarecki

“Reagan's going to mess everything up, cutting taxes for the wealthy and getting rid of the safety net and all that. The rich and…

— Alvin Orloff